Lubricator



(No Modem' H. R. FRISBIE. LUBRIGATOR.

Patented Aug. e, i895.

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HENRY R. FRISBIE, OF NEWARK, ASSIGNOR TO THE EASTWOOD WIRE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF BELLEVILLE, NEW JERSEY.

LUBRICATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 514,032, dated August 6, 1895.

Application filed April 18, 1895. Serial No. 546,174. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY R. FRIsBIE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of EssexA and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oilers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The objects of this invention are to produce an oiler for shafting and other purposes that is effective in operation, inexpensive in construction, to keep up the same feed to which it has been adjusted, to be in no way influenccd or laffected by the continuous jarring or vibrating of the machine, and to secure other advantages and results, as will be hereinafter more fully described. l l

The invention consists in the improved oiler for shafting and other purposes, and in the arrangement and combination of the parts thereof, as will be hereinafter set forth and finally pointed out in the claim.

Referring to thev accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures where they occur, Figure l shows in elevationmy improved oiler. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the oil-receptacle, showing a certain lockwasher in its relative position thereto, the spindle .and `certain other parts being removed. Fig. 4 is a plan viewof said lock- 'washer; and Fig. 5 is a top plan view of thev oiler, the spindle being removed.

In said drawings, A indicates a support for the oil-receptacle B, which latter has the form of a frustum of a cone inverted, and is preferably made of glass, although other appropriate material may be used. The glass is preferred because of its transparency, thus allowing the oil to be seen readily at any mo-V ment. Said support A is threaded at its lower end to be screwed intoa journal-bearing or wherever desired, and has va flange or`collar a, upon which the oil-receptacle rests, forming at the same time a bottom for said oil-re ceptacle B. C is the oil-outlet, which is in line with a tubular extension D which extends from said collar a upward and through the cover or top E of the oil-receptacle. At the bottom of said tubular extension is formed an aperture d, connecting with the oil-outlet O, and at the top of said oil-outle`t,just below the aperture, is formed a conical valve-seat c, co-operating with lthe lower extremityfofa spindle F in regulating the oil-outliow. Saul spindle is partly threaded and works in said tubular extension D, as will be understood upon reference to Fig. 2. The top end of the extension D is also threaded exteriorly to receive a nut G, which holds the cover E and receptacle B securely in place. To prevent accidental loosening of said nut G by the continuous jarring and vibration of the parts of the machine upon which the oiler is affixed, I provide for a lock-Washer H, having lips h on opposite sides thereof, adapted to be bent up into engagement with the sides of said nut after being screwed in place,` and having an inwardly-projecting lip h which engages with a groove d in said tubular extension D.

It will be seen from the foregoing that it is impossible for the nut to become loose, as the upwardly-bent lips prevent the nut from turning independent from theA washer, and the washer itself is prevented from turning in either direction by the lip h', which engages the extension D. To remove the nut G the lips h will have to be rststraightened out, as will be understood.

The cover E is provided with a filling-apen ture e, which aperture is normally closed by a valve I, which works upon a threaded portion gof the nut G. Adepressioni is punched into the said valve I, forming a convex projection on the under side thereof, which forcibly engages by a spring-action the filling-aperture e as said valve is turned over it. By this arrangement any lateral movement of said valve which would result in the uncovering of the filling-aperture is prevented, as no normal jarring could force the convex projection out of engagement with the aperture e.

The spindle F carries near the upper end thereof a yoke M, the opposite ends of which are bent downward and have on their inner faces teeth m, which engage with serrations g' on the upper portion of the nut and retain the spindle in this way in any position to which it has been adjusted, notwithstanding the jarring of the machine. bearing ends of the yoke M have a springaetion it will be understood that the spindle can with ease be adjusted to any position or feed, the teeth automatically engaging the serrations upon the nut G and securely holding the spindle in the desired place.

Frein the foregoing it will be obvious that the jarring or vibratory motion of the machine will have no influence whatever upon the working of the oiler, as all the parts thereof interlock in different Ways with each other.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is- In au oiler, the combination with the cover having.,r a filling aperture therein, of a tubu- As said toothlar extension passing through said cover and threaded at the upper portion both exterorly and interiorly; a threaded spindle working in said extension; anut mounted on said extension and having an upward projection, the upper portion ot' which is serrated and the lower portion threaded exteriorly; a spring actuated valve working on said threaded lower portion; a yoke, M, carried by said spindle and engaging with the serrated portion of said nut, and means to prevent loosening of said nut, as described, and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of April, 1895.

HENRY R. FRISBIE.

Witnesses:

OLIVER DRAKE, ROBERT SOLLBERGER. 

